Golf-ball.



PATENTED JULY 21, 1903.

A. W. P. GRAMER.

GOLF BALL.

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i'atented. .iul 21,1903.

PATENT QFFICE.

GOLF-BALL.

*SELiEIIEIOATION forming part of Letters Patent'No. 734,256, dated July 21, 1903 Application filed March 4, 1903. Serial No. 146,178; (No model.) i

To all whom. it may concern.

Improvements in Golf-Balls, of-which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to and has for its obj ect th econstruction of a golf-ball of improved constituent construction and utility and havin g the necessary putting and long-driving qualities.

Certain of my improvements consist in the formation of the whole internal mass or body of the ball within the protective covering, exclusively of separate and individual lengths of animal hair, the said mass or body beingv spherical in shape or composed of specially and individually compressed segments or sections capable when united or brought together of forming substantially a spherical whole.

Other improvements consist in inclosing said internal mass or body within an air-tight or pressure-proof shell or casing and filling all of the vacant spaces Within. said pressureproof shell or casing an d within and about the spaces and interstices of the mass of hair filling with air, vapor, or like gaseous fluid under a pressure above that of the atmosphere, but not exceeding the bursting capacity of the'inolosing shell or casing, said compressed air, vapor, or like gaseous fiuid acting not only to render the body or mass of hair elastic, but also the shell or casing as a means for securing a lively ball with a more emphatic rebound, resiliency, elasticity, and efficiency of action.

v posed of differently-shaped segments or sec- Be it known that I, ANTHON WILLIAM For" MAN ORAMER, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful tions.

Similar letters of reference designate like parts or portions in all the figures.

.A designates the whole inner mass or body of the ball, which mass orbody is formed wholly and exclusively of separate and individual lengths of animal hair entangled or irregularly interlocking with each other yet capable of moving and sliding over each other without detriment to the unity of the mass or body when in its casing, shell, or cover. B designates said casing, shell, or cover, preferably made tight and impervious to any internal pressure of air, vapor, or like gaseous medium.

In Fig. 2 the mass A is represented as a sphere complete and undivided; In Fig. 3 it is represented as a sphere divided into half.- sections. In Fig. 4 it is represented as a sphere divided into special segments or sections. In Fig. 5 it is represented as divided into quarters, and in Fig. (i as divided into halves, the same being brought to a contact.

In the manufacture of the ball the internal mass or body is formed from tufts of selected hair, the same being placed in a mold and compressed to the desired spherical, sectional, or segmental shape and volume for use. The mass or body is then inclosed within its casing or cover, the latter being preferably sealed and made air-tight against any pressure from within. XVhen the mass or body Ahas been. inclosed within an air-tight shell or cover, a small perforation is made through said shell or cover and a volume of air, vapor, or like gaseous medium for pressure is forced in, filling all of the smaller and inner spaces and interstices within and about the hairs of which the mass is composed, as well as the space or spaces between said mass or body and the surrounding casing or shell with the air, vapor, or like gaseous fluid up to a pressure greater than that of the atmosphere and within the limit of working elasticity or tensile strength of the material of which the casing or shell is made. The perforation is then closed and the ball is ready for use. By a greater or less compression of the hair the density, and

hence the specific gravity of the whole inclosed mass or body, is increased or decreased, and by the inserted air or gaseous pressure the resilience or rebound is specially con trolled beyond that resulting from the compression of the hair mass alone.

Simplicity and economy as Well as reliable resilience and rebound are the aims in the construction of this ball, securing at the same time all the requisites of a durable, reliable, sensitive, and acceptable ball without extravagant cost.

\Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is'

1. An internal mass or ballbody composed exclusively of a bulk of entangled or irregularly-interlocking lengths of hair compressed to spherical shape or formation.

2. An internal mass or ball-body composed of a plurality of sections or segments, said sections or segments being composed exclusively of entangled or irregularly-interlocking lengths of hair compressed to the required sectional or segmental shapes or formations.

3. A ball composed of a body mass consisting exclusively of a bulk of entangled or irregularly-interlocking lengths of hair compressed to a spherical shape or formation,and an outer protective covering completely inclosing said body mass.

4. A ball composed of a body mass consisting of a plurality of sections or segments, said sections or segments being each composed exclusively of entangled or irregularly-interlocking lengths of hair compressed to the required sectional or segmental shapes or formations, and an outer protective covering completely inclosing said body mass.

5. In combination with an outer protective ball covering or casing made tight against an internal pressure of air, vapor or gaseous fluid, an inclosed mass or ball-body composed exclusively of a bulk of entangled or irregularly-interlocking lengths of hair compressed to a spherical shape or formation, and a filling of air or like gaseous fluid for said protective covering and the spaces or interstices within and about the hair mass under a pressure exceeding that of the atmosphere and Within the limit of Working elasticityof said protective covering.

6. In combination with an outer protective ball covering or casing made tight against an internal pressure of air, vapor or gaseous fluid, an inclosed mass or ballbody composed of a plurality of sections or segments, said sections or segments being each composed exclusively of entangled or irregularly-interlocking lengths of hair compressed to the required sectional or segmental shapes or formations, and a filling of air or like gaseous fluid for said protective covering and the spaces or interstices within and about the hair mass under a pressure exccodin g that of the atmosphere and Within the limit of working elasticity of said protective covering.

Ah'TllON WILLIAM PU'IMAN CRAMER.

Witnesses:

WM. H. WEIGHTMAN, HENRY J. WEHLE. 

